A budget version of the BlackBerry Key2 is on the way

By Matthew HughesThe BlackBerry Key2 is easily one of my favorite phones of 2018, but it is rather expensive, retailing at $650 unlocked in the US. Fortunately, a cheaper version is on the horizon, which will bring the iconic physical keyboard to more users, at a vastly lower price point. The device is being referred to as the KEY2 Lite, and has the codename Luna. For all intents and purposes, it looks like the standard KEY2, but with a few compromises. For starters, it’ll come with a plastic chassis, rather than the excellent and hardy aluminium one that shipped with the premium…